Betti on the High Wire, Lisa Railsback
Betti on the High Wire, Lisa Railsback
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Betti on the High Wire

Author: Lisa Railsback

Narrator: Rachel Gray

Unabridged: 6 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/13/2010

Categories: Children's Fiction


Synopsis

Ten-year-old Babo and the other leftover kids live on an abandoned circus camp in a war-torn country. Babo believes her circus-star parents will come back for her any day now, so she is not one bit happy when an American couple adopts her. She hates her new name (Betti) and is confused by everything in America. She's determined to run away.

But as Betti slowly begins to trust her new family and even makes a friend, she decides maybe she can stay just one more day. And then maybe another . . .

Betti on the High Wire is both heartbreaking and hilarious--and completely unforgettable. This brave little storyteller of a girl will wiggle her way straight into your heart.

About The Author

Lisa Railsback was the recipient of James Michener Fellowship in Writing from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Jerome Fellowship in Playwriting from the Playwright's Center in Minneapolis. Her plays have been seen across the U.S. and internationally. Currently she is writing novels for young readers. Noonie's Masterpiece (Chronicle Books, 2010) and Betti on the High Wire (Dial Books/Penguin, 2010) are soon to be followed by a new book through Dial. Lisa splits her time between Florida, Austin, and the Caribbean island of Utila, Honduras, where she works at a spay-neuter clinic for animals.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Raina on July 09, 2011

Ok, yes. Yes, you know pretty much exactly what's going to happen as soon as you read a summary of this book. Yes, most of the characters are pretty darn flat. Yes, there are some cheesy parts. But... But I have a weakness for adoption stories. But the way that the author never reveals the country of......more

Goodreads review by BookCupid on October 20, 2014

Babo's parents will come back for her... Or so she thinks. Sadly, Babo's reality is another. Her country is being torn by war and her parents are both dead, leaving her in the care of Auntie Moo, a woman who kindly took charge of the orphaned circus children after an attack. Luckily for Babo, an Ame......more

Goodreads review by Debbie on September 17, 2011

Railsback has created memorable characters and very tender relationships that got to me despite a somewhat flawed story.......more

Goodreads review by Josiah on July 31, 2019

There's no limit to the number of beautiful stories, like this one, that the world is ready to receive. I feel certain that for many years to come, Betti on the High Wire will be a surprising and special revelation to thousands of readers who take a chance on it, branching out to discover the remark......more

Goodreads review by Astrid on March 11, 2019

A good middle grade novel about Babo, an immigrant/refugee of war who has been adopted by an American family. This is a great story to introduce about war to the children, and how it will impact the kids in many countries. Babo is a great heroine, even though sometimes a little bit too one dimension......more